Eileen E. Gillese | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario | |
| Assumed office 5 January 2002 | |
| Nominated by | Jean Chrétien |
| Appointed by | Adrienne Clarkson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse | Robert Badun |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of Alberta Oxford University |
| Occupation | Judge |
Eileen E. Gillese is a justice of the Court of Appeal for Ontario. She is a graduate of the University of Alberta and Oxford University. Before her appointment to the Court of Appeal,Gillese was a judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. [1]
Gillese earned a Commerce degree at the University of Alberta in 1977,then won a Rhodes Scholarship,which had just opened up to women,and studied law at Wadham College,Oxford,earning a BA Hons. Jurisprudence and a Bachelor of Civil Law. [2] [3]
Before her judicial appointments Gillese articled and practised in Edmonton, [2] then was Dean and Professor of Law of the Faculty of Law,the University of Western Ontario (1983–1999). [4]
Gillese was appointed commissioner of the Public Inquiry into the Safety and Security of Residents in the Long-Term Care Homes System by the Government of Ontario on August 1,2017. [5] The inquiry was established to investigate the circumstances surrounding serial killer nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer's crimes and gaps in legislative or policy frameworks that allowed Wettlaufer to continue working as a nurse even after other serious workplace problems became apparent. [6]
Gillese served as the second chancellor of Brescia University College from 2015 until 2019. [7]
She holds honorary LLD Degrees from the Law Society of Upper Canada and from the University of Alberta. [3]